water-soak
[ waw-ter-sohk, wot-er- ]
verb (used with object)
to soak or saturate with water.
Origin of water-soak
1First recorded in 1785–95
Words Nearby water-soak
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How to use water-soak in a sentence
Little Jim, his hair still damp and his fingers wrinkled from water soak, laid down his Youth's Companion.
Still Jim | Honor Willsie MorrowTo a quart of peas, put a quart of cold water soak them over night, in a warm place.
I turned the vase over and let the water soak into the green cord that covers the wires.
Affinities and Other Stories | Mary Roberts Rinehard
British Dictionary definitions for water-soak
water-soak
verb
(tr) to soak or drench with or in water
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